diff --git a/libmysqld/lib_sql.cc b/libmysqld/lib_sql.cc
index b339cb5521b..da7a490d686 100644
--- a/libmysqld/lib_sql.cc
+++ b/libmysqld/lib_sql.cc
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ int emb_read_binary_rows(MYSQL_STMT *stmt)
 {
   MYSQL_DATA *data;
   if (!(data= emb_read_rows(stmt->mysql, 0, 0)))
+  {
+    set_stmt_errmsg(stmt, stmt->mysql->net.last_error,
+                    stmt->mysql->net.last_errno, stmt->mysql->net.sqlstate);
     return 1;
+  }
   stmt->result= *data;
   my_free((char *) data, MYF(0));
   set_stmt_errmsg(stmt, stmt->mysql->net.last_error,
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/mysqladmin.test b/mysql-test/t/mysqladmin.test
index 850abc1ee69..3fa03fa910e 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/mysqladmin.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/mysqladmin.test
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Embedded server doesn't support external clients
+--source include/not_embedded.inc
 #
 # Test "mysqladmin ping"
 #
diff --git a/sql/sql_prepare.cc b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
index 2a162216add..92366332dcd 100644
--- a/sql/sql_prepare.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_prepare.cc
@@ -1253,7 +1253,6 @@ static int mysql_test_select(Prepared_statement *stmt,
 
   lex->select_lex.context.resolve_in_select_list= TRUE;
 
-#ifndef NO_EMBEDDED_ACCESS_CHECKS
   ulong privilege= lex->exchange ? SELECT_ACL | FILE_ACL : SELECT_ACL;
   if (tables)
   {
@@ -1262,7 +1261,6 @@ static int mysql_test_select(Prepared_statement *stmt,
   }
   else if (check_access(thd, privilege, any_db,0,0,0,0))
     goto error;
-#endif
 
   if (!lex->result && !(lex->result= new (stmt->mem_root) select_send))
   {